by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 2, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Noodle This I do the NYT crossword (and other NYT puzzles) every day. Sometimes, they take liberty with certain clues or words. Today, for example, one clue was “the epitome of limpness.” I know. Get your mind out of the gutter! It was a two word answer...
by Rowan | Sep 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Imagine me and you, and you and me… One of the standard exercises for fiction writers is to write a story from the point of view of an inanimate object. It’s rather hard to do well, honestly, largely because so many new writers can’t resist the...
by Christine Hanolsy | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
It was a dark and stormy night … the rain fell in torrents—except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating...
by Rowan | Aug 28, 2020 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round 1 Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) The sky’s the limit Well, actually Sunday night’s the limit. That’s how long you’ve got to complete an essay using the prompt that you’re about to read. The good news is, you...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 28, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Slowing Down A few weeks ago, I started intensive immunotherapy for my bee and wasp allergy. I sailed through the first two weeks, but as the doses of poison increased, my body had other ideas, so I’ve had to slow way down. My default way to be tends towards...
by Rowan | Aug 28, 2020 | Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
The dog ate my homework Well, WordPress did. I don’t know what this update is (ALSO LOOKING AT YOU, FACEBOOK) but can we not? This is my third stab at an intro and I’m just gonna save and exit as fast as I can so that you can find out who won the popular...
